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▒██ ▒██ ▒██ ▒████████ ▒███████ ▒███████ ▒█║ ▒█║ ▒█║ ▒█║ ▒█║ ▒█║ ▒█║ ▒█║ ▒██ ▒██ ▒██ ▒██ ▒███████ ▒███████ TOOLBOX 6.0 ▒█║ ▒█║ ▒█║ ▒█║ ▒█║ ▒█║ ▒█║ ▒█║ (c) 1993 ▒███████ ▒███████ ▒██ ▒██ ▒███ ▒██ ▒██ Over 200 Functions to assist you in batch files, or just everyday use ULT or ULT /? FOR HELP SCREEN If you need a help screen, type ULT or ULT /? and the following help screen appears: ▒██ ▒██ ▒██ ▒████████ ▒███████ ▒███████ ▒█║ ▒█║ ▒█║ ▒█║ ▒█║ ▒█║ ▒█║ ▒█║ ▒██ ▒██ ▒██ ▒██ ▒███████ ▒███████ TOOLBOX 6.0 ▒█║ ▒█║ ▒█║ ▒█║ ▒█║ ▒█║ ▒█║ ▒█║ (c) 1993 ▒███████ ▒███████ ▒██ ▒██ ▒███ ▒██ ▒██ /25 Set 25 Line EGA /CLEANUP Cleanup appl /ENVU Used environment /43 Set 43 Line EGA /CODE Show scan code /ERRLOCK Fake disk error /AMPM Is it AM or PM? /COLD Cold Boot System /EXISTD Dir exist? /ANS Is Ansi loaded? /COMP Compress File /EXISTF File exist? /APPEND Is APPEND? /CURS+ Turn cursor on /FILDAY File's day /ARCH Attribute Arch /CURS- Turn cursor off /FILL Screen w/ char/clr /ASSIGN Is ASSIGN? /DAYSTAT Stats on a day /FILMON File's month /BIOS Bios version /DESQ Desqview installed? /FILYER File's year /BLOCK Block cursor /DIAL Autodialer /FKEY Funct key assign /BORDER Change border /DOSVER Major DOS version /FLOP Number floppies /BOX Write box /DRIVE Get current drive /FREE Space on drive /BREAK Is BREAK on? /EMS Ems driver exist? /GAME Port available? /C+ Capslock on /ENVF Free environment /GETKEY Get a key /C- Capslock off /ENVG Environment graph /GETMODE What video mode? /CHKSUM Checksum file /ENVT Total env. space /HEX Convert to binary /N+ Numlock on /PUTS Write to screen /HIDDEN Change attr Hidden /N- Numlock off /RDONLY Attr Rd Only /INWIN Windows installed? /NOBUF Clear key buffer /REN Rename dir /KB Keyboard data /NOWDAY Current day /REST Restore screen /NOWHOUR Current hour /S0 Star Wars sound /KIL Totally Del File /NOWMON Current month /S1 Arcade sound /LEVEL Set errorlevel /NOWYER Current year /S2 DeadBird sound /LOCK Lock up computer /NUMBAS Convert #s /S3 Echo sound /LOOP Repeat program /OFFMOUSE Disable mouse /S4 Fire sound /MAP Map disk /PAGE Set video page /S5 High pitch sound /MATH Math Coprocessor? /PATH Locate file on path /S6 Siren effect /MAX Max keyboard rate /PRINT PRINT.COM installed? /S7 Bomb sound /MONTH Show calendar /PRNF Form feed to PRN /S8 Phone ring /MOUSE Ms. drvr installed? /PRNL Line feed to PRN /S9 Pulse sound /MULT Run many commands /PRSCR Print screen /SAVE Save screen /SCRD Scroll screen down /TIME Interval timer /SCRU Scroll screen up /TODAY Show today's files /SEARCH Srch for text /UNCOMP Uncompress File /SETD Set file date /VEREMS EMS version? /SHAKE Shake screen /VERIFY Is VERIFY used? /SHARE Is SHARE used? /VIEW Read text file /SOUND Make noise with delay and tones /VOL Create volume name /SSCUR Cur scan lines /STOP Delay /WARM Warm Boot System /SYS Change atr System /WEEKDAY Day of the week? /TD Show date/time /WND Wind Chill Registration for ULTRA ToolBox is $10.00, or get the entire set of Dave Utils for only twenty dollars. That's over 3 megabytes of VGA graphic effects, file finding, PATH control, sound fx, martial arts, batch file enhancements, plus dozens more! To order, send $20.00 to: David Smith 1104 Mason Dr Hurst TX 76053 The ULTRA ToolBox has an easy command line usage. The initial option is one of the many contained below. For example, ULT /TD The remainder of the options depend on the initial one. The option /TD needs no other information, however, the option /COMPRESS requires a filename after it. See the option information below for individual details. Usage: ULT [option] [option] [option] ... I have completely re-written this .DOC file and optimized ULT.EXE for speed. It has grown so much that I had to split it into two separate files: ULT.EXE main batch utils ULTENV.EXE environment utils ULT.EXE consists of 112 functions that detect hardware, create graphics, boxes, plus hundreds more. When it detects something, it sets the DOS errorlevel upon exit. ULTENV.EXE has 138 functions that get a filespec, pick a file from a menu, etc. Many of these functions set the ULT environmental variable upon exit. That means that when you use ULTENV, you mostly affect the environmental ULT rather than the errorlevel. The options are now alphabetized: ======= Options: =========================================================== /43 SET LINES TO 43 EGA MODE Sets the current screen to 43 line EGA mode. NOTE: You must have EGA or above to enable this. To return the screen to normal, use /25 EX: ULT /43 /25 SET LINES TO 25 TEXT MODE Sets the current screen to 25 line EGA mode. NOTE: You must have EGA or above to enable this. To return the screen to high intensity, use /43 EX: ULT /25 /AMPM IS IT BEFORE OR AFTER NOON? Returns 1 or 2, dependent upon if the current time is before or after twelve noon. RETURNS: 1 Current time is before twelve noon 2 Current time is after twelve noon EX: ULT /AMPM /ANS IS ANSI.SYS CURRENTLY LOADED? Shows if ANSI.SYS is currently loaded in memory. RETURNS: 1 Ansi.sys loaded 0 no ansi driver found EX: ULT /ANS /APPEND IS APPEND CURRENTLY LOADED? Shows if APPEND is currently loaded in memory. RETURNS: 1 Append.com loaded 0 no Append.com driver found EX: ULT /APPEND /ARCH TURN ON ARCHIVE ATTRIBUTE Turns on the archive attribute of a file. If you are unsure of attribute meanings, consult your DOS manual. EX: ULT /ARCH file ULT /ARCH list.com /ASSIGN IS ASSIGN CURRENTLY LOADED? Shows if ASSIGN is currently loaded in memory. RETURNS: 1 Assign.com loaded 0 no Assign.com driver found EX: ULT /ASSIGN /BIOS SHOWS VERSION OF ROM BIOS Displays version of ROM BIOS. EX: ULT /BIOS /BLOCK MAKE A BLOCK CURSOR Makes the cursor a block cursor. This is great for laptop users who cannot see their cursor, or anyone else who wants a block cursor instead of the normal one. You can set the cursor back to normal using the /SSCUR, or /CURS+ options. EX: ULT /BLOCK /BORDER CHANGE THE BORDER COLOR This changes the color of your screen's border. USAGE: ULT /BORDER color whereas color = 0 BLACK 1 BLUE 2 GREEN 3 CYAN 4 RED 5 MAGENTA 6 BROWN 7 LTGRAY 8 DKGRAY 9 LTBLUE 10 LTGREEN 11 LTCYAN 12 LTRED 13 LTMAGENTA 14 YELLOW 15 WHITE EX: ULT /BORDER 5 ULT /BORDER 12 /BOX PUT A BOX ON THE SCREEN Places a box on screen using the following arguments: 1) starting column 2) starting row 3) ending column 4) ending row 5) border attribute 6) box attribute 7) Title (optional) EX: ULT /BOX 10 10 20 20 15 05 " My main menu " Places a small, black box with shading and a white border on the screen. This combined with /PUTS can create boxed and bordered text in batch files. To determine the colors of /BOX and /PUTS, see the section called HOW TO MAKE CUTE LITTLE BOXES! below. /BREAK IS BREAK CHECKING CURRENTLY ON? Shows if BREAK checking is currently on. This is usually altered by typing "BREAK ON" or "BREAK OFF" on the command line. RETURNS: 1 Break checking on 0 Break checking off EX: ULT /BREAK /C+ TURN ON CAPSLOCK Turns on Capslock. This is equivalent to pressing the CAPSLOCK key on the keyboard. EX: ULT /C+ /C- TURN OFF CAPSLOCK Turns off Capslock. This is equivalent to pressing the CAPSLOCK key on the keyboard. EX: ULT /C- /CHKSUM SHOW CHECKSUM OF A FILE A CheckSum is merely all of the bytes in a file added together. It is useful to determine if a file is an EXACT REPLICA of another file, or to virus check a program. If a file has been altered in ANY WAY, the checksum will be different. EX: ULT /CHKSUM list.com ULT /CHKSUM q.exe /CLEANUP CLEAN UP APPLICATION ULT normally leaves many things undone when it closes. A window may remain open (consuming memory), text colors may change, the border may be a different color, or the cursor may be invisible. /CLEANUP fixes these things by: a) Closing all open files b) Closing all windows c) Clearing the screen d) Setting border to black e) Setting the video PAGE to zero f) Returning to 25 line text mode g) Setting cursor to underscore /CODE SHOW KEYBOARD CODES This displays the keycode, scancode, and ASCII codes for any key pressed. The prompt: 'PRESS ANY KEY:' is shown, then once one is pressed, the information is given. ULT /CODE presents: "Press Any Key:" and pressing "g" gives: keycode=0x2267 scancode=34 ASCII code=103 /COLD COLD BOOT SYSTEM This reboots and resets the computer (a memory check is done also). EX: ULT /COLD /COMP COMPRESS Compress a file using LZW method. This replaces the file with the newly compressed file, without renaming it. This is useful for modem communications where you want to transmit a secret file, or you want to compress a file and NOT use the popular compression programs. It will be impossible to read a text file that has been compressed using this, or uncompress it unless you have this util. EX: ULT /COMP myfile ULT /COMP secret.txt /CURS+ TURN ON CURSOR Restores cursor to its original state. This is useful if a program has turned off your cursor, or you have temporarily used ULT /CURS- to manually turn off the cursor. EX: ULT /CURS+ /CURS- TURN OFF CURSOR Turns off the cursor. It can be easily restored using the ULT /CURS+ option. EX: ULT /CURS- /DAYSTAT STATISTICS ON ANY GIVEN DAY This tells what day a given date falls on and which week in the year it is. EX: ULT /DAYSTAT 4 18 1993 (tells stats on April 18, 1993) ULT /DATSTAT 9 14 1922 (tells stats on September 14, 1922) /DESQ IS DESQVIEW INSTALLED? Returns the results of a DESQVIEW test. RETURNS: 0 Desqview is NOT installed 1 Desqview is installed EX: ULT /DESQ /DIAL DIAL THE PHONE This is absolutely the greatest thing you will ever see! I use this constantly, everyday to dial friends up. My modem is hooked into the phone line, and I must manually reach for the phone everytime I want to talk with someone. This solves this by dialing a phone number, then prompting you to press a key to release the computer from the phone. That way, you can just press the space bar when someone answers. It is best to create a batch file with different people's phone numbers in it. IE: FRED.BAT would include the following command: ULT /DIAL 1 555-4353 (this dials the number 555-4353 on COM 1) From any place on my computer, I can just type: FRED to dial up my friend Fred, then press a key when he answers, and pick up the phone to talk with him. As a default, /DIAL uses tone dialing, however, if you have a pulse phone, include /P after the phone number. EX: ULT /DIAL 1 555-1836 /P (dials 555-1836 on COM 1, using pulse) ULT /DIAL 3 555-9023 (dials 555-9023 on COM 3, using tone) /DOSVER WHICH DOS VERSION? Returns the major DOS version number. RETURNS: Major DOS version number (3, 4, 5, etc...) EX: ULT /DOSVER /DRIVE NUMBER OF CURRENT DRIVE? Returns the number of the current drive IE: A: is 1 B: is 2 C: is 3 etc... RETURNS: Number of the current drive found EX: ULT /DRIVE /EMS IS EMS DRIVER PRESENT? Determines if an EMS driver is present. RETURNS: 0 EMS driver exists 1 none found EX: ULT /EMS /ENVF SHOW FREE ENVIRONMENT Shows free environment space. EX: ULT /ENVF /ENVG ENVIRONMENT GRAPH Show a graph of current environment. This shows active environment beginnings, and used/total/free bytes. EX: ULT /ENG /ENVT SHOW TOTAL ENVIRONMENT Shows total environment space. EX: ULT /ENVT /ENVU SHOW USED ENVIRONMENT Shows used environment space. EX: ULT /ENVU /ERRLOCK SIMULATE A HARD DISK ERROR Prints "Hard disk error" on the screen, beeps, then locks the computer. Requires a warm or cold boot. RETURNS: nothing EX: ULT /ERRLOCK /EXISTD DOES DIRECTORY EXIST? This determines if a directory exists on the current or any other drive. RETURNS: 0 Directory exists 1 No such directory found EX: ULT /EXISTD \utils ULT /EXISTD c:\wp51\data /EXISTF DOES A FILE EXIST? This determines if a file exists. Wildcards are NOT accepted. NOTE: If you only want to know if a file can be started, use /PATH instead. This will tell you if a file is on the path, and can be started from the command line without changing directories. RETURNS: 0 File exists 1 No such file found EX: ULT /EXISTF list.com ULT /EXISTF \wp51\wp.exe /FILDAY DAY OF FILE? Returns the day of a file. Extracts the file's date, then sets the errorlevel to the file's day. RETURNS: Day of the file's month (1 - 31) EX: ULT /FILDAY myfile.txt ULT /FILDAY list.com /FILL FILL THE SCREEN WITH CHAR/COLOR This fills the screen with any character you choose, and any color. USAGE: ULT /FILL character color Character can be any of the 255 ASCII chars, and color can be any valid color. EX: ULT /FILL 49 80 (fills screen with colored ones) ULT /FILL 30 44 (fills screen with green/red triangles) /FILMON MONTH OF A FILE? Returns the month of a file. Extracts the file's date, then sets the errorlevel to the file's month. RETURNS: Month of the file (1 - 12) EX: ULT /FILMON myfile.txt ULT /FILMON list.com /FILYER YEAR OF A FILE? Returns the year of a file. Extracts the file's date, then sets the errorlevel to the file's year. RETURNS: Year of the file (last two digits) EX: ULT /FILYER myfile.txt ULT /FILYER list.com /FKEY ASSIGN COMMANDS TO FUNCTION KEYS On the command line, you usually have no use of your function keys. This is a shame, considering pressing F5 could give me a DIR /W, or pressing F8 could activate LIST.COM. This would greatly save typing! To assign a function key, use the following format: ULT /FKEY keynumber command Again, please remember if your command includes spaces, enclose the command in quotes. EX: ULT /FKEY 3 "DIR /W" (makes a dir /w when the F3 key is pressed) ULT /FKEY 8 LIST.COM (activates LIST.COM when the F8 key is pressed) /FLOP NUMBER OF FLOPPY DRIVES? Returns the number of floppy drives installed. RETURNS: Number of floppy drives intalled 0 If no floppy drives are present EX: ULT /FLOP /FREE SHOW FREE SPACE ON CURRENT DRIVE Shows free space on current drive, as well as bytes per cluster and sectors per cluster. EX: ULT /FREE /GAME IS A GAME PORT INSTALLED? Determines if a game port is installed. If you want to check for a joystick in a batch file, this is the way to go! RETURNS: 0 Game port installed 1 none found EX: ULT /GAME /GETKEY GET A KEY FROM THE KEYBOARD This allows the user to press a key, then sets the DOS errorlevel to the scancode of the key pressed. ======================= Function Keys ===================== F1 - F10 unshifted 59 - 68 F1 - F10 shifted 84 - 93 F1 - F10 control 94 - 103 F1 - F10 Alternate 104 - 113 ======================= Keypad Keys ======================== Unshifted Control Home - 71 119 Up - 72 PgUp - 73 132 Left - 75 115 Right - 77 116 End - 79 117 Down - 80 PgDn - 81 118 Ins - 82 Del - 83 ======================= Alternate + Regular Keys ============ QWERTYUIOP 16 - 25 ASDFGHJKL 30 - 38 ZXCVBNM 44 - 50 1234567890-= 120 - 131 EX: ULT /GETKEY /GETMODE GET CURRENT VIDEO MODE Gets the video mode using an ASM call 10h, function 00h, then set the DOS errorlevel accordingly. Mode # Type Resolution Colors Video Subsystem 0, 1 Text 40 x 25 16 CGA, EGA, MCGA, VGA 2, 3 Text 80 x 25 16 CGA, EGA, MCGA, VGA 4, 5 Graphics 320 x 200 4 CGA, EGA, MCGA, VGA 6 Graphics 640 x 200 2 CGA, EGA, MCGA, VGA 7 Text 80 x 25 Mono CGA, EGA, MCGA, VGA 8, 9, 10 PCjr only 11, 12 Used internally 13 Graphics 320 x 200 16 EGA, VGA 14 Graphics 640 x 200 16 EGA, VGA 15 Graphics 640 x 350 Mono EGA, VGA 16 Graphics 640 x 350 16 EGA, VGA 17 Graphics 640 x 480 2 MCGA, VGA 18 Graphics 640 x 480 16 VGA 19 Graphics 320 x 200 25 MCGA, VGA EX: ULT /GETMODE /HEX BINARY CONVERSION Shows the binary equivalent to any number entered. You are prompted to enter a decimal number, which is then converted and displayed. To stop this sequence, press CTRL-BREAK. EX: ULT /HEX /HIDDEN CHANGE THE HIDDEN ATTRIBUTE Turns on the hidden attribute of a file. If you are unsure of attribute meanings, consult your DOS manual. EX: ULT /HIDDEN file ULT /HIDDEN list.com /INWIN CHECKS IF WINDOWS IS RUNNING This peeks at the current memory to see if Microsoft Windows(tm) is currently running, then sets the errorlevel accordingly. RETURNS: 1 if Windows is running 0 nothing found EX: ULT /INWIN /KB KEYBOARD STATUS This shows the status of the keyboard by displaying either 1 or 0, depending on if the keys are currently in use. The keys are: RIGHT SHIFT DOWN LEFT SHIFT DOWN CONTROL KEY DOWN ALT KEY DOWN SCROLL LOCK ON NUM LOCK ON CAPS LOCK ON INSERT ON FILLER CONTROL NUMLOCK SCROLL LOCK DOWN NUM LOCK DOWN CAPS LOCK DOWN INSERT DOWN EX: ULT /KB /KIL TOTALLY ERASE A FILE This totally erases a file, making it unable to be recovered. Even the popular recovery programs (Norton, PCTools, etc) cannot recover it. ** PLEASE BE CAREFUL ** It erases a file by doing the following: 1. Setting the time, date, year to 0 2. Change it to hidden/system 3. Deleting it EX: ULT /KIL myfile ULT /KIL list.com /LEVEL SET ERRORLEVEL This sets the DOS errorlevel. Many times in batch files, it is necessary to change the errorlevel. This allows you to do it effortlessly. EX: ULT /LEVEL 4 (sets errorlevel to 4) ULT /LEVEL 0 (sets errorlevel to 0) /LOCK LOCKS THE COMPUTER Locks up the computer. Requires a warm or cold boot. RETURNS: nothing EX: ULT /LOCK /LOOP LOOPS A PROGRAM SEVERAL TIMES Many times, you may want to loop through a particular program more than once. /LOOP allows you to repeat a program up to 65,000 times. If the program needs an argument, then include the entire command line usage in quotation marks. For instance, if you want to DIR /W instead of DIR, then use: ULT /LOOP "dir /w" EX: ULT /LOOP dir 4 (shows a directory 4 times) ULT /LOOP cd.. 3 (changes three directories up) /MAP MAKE A MAP OF DRIVE This maps out the current drive, showing a variety of file and directory information. This would be useful to quickly find a file using a text editor, or making a quicky-backup of filenames for a particular directory. You can also quickly find duplicate files by loading the MAPPED file into a text editor, and searching for particular names. It is best to use the piping symbol ">" to store the information in a file, rather than watching it scroll across the screen. EX: ULT /MAP > mapfile (maps out the current drive, and stores it in mapfile) /MATH IS A MATH COPROCESSOR INSTALLED? Determines if a math coprocessor is installed in the machine. RETURNS: 0 Math coprocessor found 1 none EX: ULT /MATH /MAX SET KEYBOARD REPEAT RATE Sets your keyboard repeat rate to the maximum allowable. It will GREATLY increase the speed of your keyboard when scrolling through a menu or typing. EX: ULT /MAX /MONTH SHOW A CALENDAR This shows a quick calendar of any given month and year. EX: ULT /MONTH 4 1993 (shows calendar of April, 1993) ULT /MONTH 9 1973 (shows calendar of September, 1973) /MOUSE DETERMINES IF MOUSE IS PRESENT This does a quick check to see if a mouse driver is installed. RETURNS: 0 Mouse is present 1 NO mouse driver found EX: ULT /MOUSE /MULT MULTIPLE DOS COMMANDS This allows multiple commands on the command line. It is very similar to a batch file, only it allows it all on one line. If your command has any spaces in it, ie: DIR /W, then please surround it with quotes. IE: DIR /W would become "DIR /W" EX: ULT /MULT CLS "DIR /W" "DIR /P" PAUSE LIST.COM would clear the screen, show a wide directory, show a directory with page breaks, pause, then activate LIST.COM. /N+ TURN ON NUMLOCK Turns on Numlock. This is equivalent to pressing the NUMLOCK key on the keyboard. EX: ULT /N+ /N- TURN OFF NUMLOCK Turns off Numlock. This is equivalent to pressing the NUMLOCK key on the keyboard. EX: ULT /N- /NOBUF CLEAR KEYBOARD BUFFER Clear the keyboard buffer. EX: ULT /NOBUF /NOWDAY CURRENT DAY? Returns the current day. Gets the system date, and sets the errorlevel to the current day. RETURNS: Current day of the month (1 - 31) EX: ULT /NOWDAY /NOWHOUR WHAT IS CURRENT HOUR? Returns the current hour in military time. RETURNS: Current hour (0 - 24) EX: ULT /NOWHOUR /NOWMON CURRENT MONTH? Returns the current month. Gets the system date, and sets the errorlevel to the current month. RETURNS: Current month (1 - 12) EX: ULT /NOWMON /NOWYER CURRENT YEAR? Returns the current year. Gets the system date, and sets the errorlevel to the current year. RETURNS: Current year (last two digits) EX: ULT /NOWYER /NUMBAS CONVERT DECIMAL TO BASE 2 - 16 This converts a decimal number to any number based 2 - 16. To convert the number 43 to binary, just use: ULT /NUMBAS Then when prompted for number and base, type: 43 2 EX: ULT /NUMBAS You are then prompted for a number, and the base you want it converted to. IE: 15 2 would convert the number 15 to binary (base of 2) 321 8 would convert the number 321 to a base of 8) 725 10 would convert the number 725 to a base of 10 (which would not change it, since the numbers we use are already based at 10) /OFFMOUSE TURNS OFF THE MOUSE AND DISABLES MOUSE DRIVER This simply turns off the mouse cursor, and disables the mouse driver. EX: ULT /OFFMOUSE /PAGE CHANGE VIDEO PAGE This changes the video page of the screen. DOS normally operates on video page 0. NOTE: This effectively clears the screen, and saves the original one. Changing to PAGE 1 will bring a blank screen to view, then changing back to PAGE 0 restores the original screen. EX: ULT /PAGE 0 ULT /PAGE 3 /PATH SEARCH THE PATH? Determines if a program is on the Path. DOS normally searches the "PATH" for a file. This determines if a specified file is in one of the path directories. This can be used in batch files to determine if a program is available to be run. IE: If your batch file needs LIST.COM to view a file, you can run this to find out if LIST.COM exists on the user's path. RETURNS: 0 if file is on the path 1 no file found EX: ULT /PATH list.com ULT /PATH q.exe /PRINT IS PRINT.COM INSTALLED? Returns the results of a PRINT.COM test. PRINT.COM comes with DOS versions. Please consult your DOS manual for a further explanation of PRINT.COM. RETURNS: 0 PRINT.COM was NOT found 1 PRINT.COM is currently in memory EX: ULT /PRINT /PRNL SEND A LINE FEED TO PRINTER Sends a line feed and carriage return to printer (PORT 1) EX: ULT /PRNL /PRNF SEND A FORM FEED TO PRINTER Sends a form feed to printer (PORT 1). This is GREAT if you have a laser printer. I have a HP LaserJet II, and everytime I hit the [PrintScreen] key, nothing happens because the printer does not receive a FORM FEED. So then I must start up Word Perfect, and print a blank page just to get my [Printed screen]! EX: ULT /PRNF /PUTS PUT A STRING Places a string on the screen using the following format: ULT /PUTS X Y color "STRING" This puts the word string at an X and Y coordinate, using a specific color. EX: ULT /PUTS 10 10 10 "This is a test string, dude!" places the string "This is a test string, dude!" at 10,10 and uses bright green on black. Experiment with different colors, and add 128 to any number to obtain a blinking effect. /RDONLY CHANGE FILE TO READ ONLY ATTRIBUTE Turns on the read only attribute of a file. If you are unsure of attribute meanings, consult your DOS manual. EX: ULT /RDONLY file ULT /RDONLY list.com /REN RENAME A DIRECTORY Renames a directory using a simple "RENAME" call in Turbo C++. Since DOS will not allow you to rename a directory, and you must have a full fledged shell to do it, this solves the problem. You do not need to load a major shell just to rename a directory. EX: ULT /REN oldir newdir (renames oldir to newdir) /REST RESTORE THE SCREEN This restores the screen from a file. To save a text mode screen, use ULT /SAVE option. EX: ULT /REST filename /S# MAKE A PARTICULAR SOUND This makes a particular sound, from 0 to 9. Experiment with the different pre-set sounds and find which ones you like the best. 1 arcade2 2 deadbird 3 echos 4 fire 5 high 6 siren 7 bomb 8 ringing 9 pulse 0 wars EX: ULT /S1 (plays arcade2 sound) ULT /S5 (plays high sound) /SAVE SAVE THE SCREEN Save a text mode screen in a file, which can be restored to the screen using ULT /REST option. EX: ULT /SAVE filename (saves the current text mode screen in filename) /SCRD SCROLL SCREEN DOWN This is exactly the same as /SCRU, except it scrolls the screen down. EX: ULT /SCRD 4 (scrolls the screen down four spaces) ULT /SCRD 25 (clears the screen very quickly) /SCRU SCROLL SCREEN UP This scrolls the screen up. It can scroll up one to 30 spaces, and can be used to quickly clear the screen, or clear only the bottom portion. EX: ULT /SCRU 4 (scrolls the screen up four spaces) ULT /SCRU 25 (clears the screen very quickly) /SEARCH SEARCH FOR TEXT IN A FILE This searches for particular text in a file. It can be used for text or binary files, and uses the BRUTE ALGORITHM to find your text. NOTE: Text search is case sensitive. So to find the word "Yesterday" in a file called NEW.DAT, you would use: ULT /SEARCH new.dat Yesterday EX: ULT /SEARCH new.dat February ULT /SEARCH docs.001 PrintScreen /SETD SET DATE IN A FILE Set the date in a file. It accepts the arguments: MONTH DAY YEAR, and makes those changes in the file. EX: ULT /SETD filename 12 21 92 (sets filename's date to December 21, 1992) /SHAKE SHAKE THE SCREEN Shake the screen. This is fun. EX: ULT /SHAKE /SHARE IS SHARE ENABLED? Determines if SHARE is enabled. For more information about SHARE, consult your DOS manual. RETURNS: 1 SHARE is enabled 0 not enabled EX: ULT /SHARE /SOUND MAKE A SOUND Makes a sound using different tone frequencies specified on the command line. You specify the delay in milliseconds between sounds, then the frequencies you want played. EX: ULT /SOUND 100 20 30 40 50 60 100 400 500 ^ ^─ ^ ─^ ─^ ─^ ─^ ──^ ──^ │ different tones played │ │ │ delay between tones plays 20,30,40, etc frequency tones, and pauses 100 milliseconds between each note. /SSCUR SET CURSOR START/STOP LINES The cursor is composed of start and stop lines, and can be made into several different shapes, depending on which figures you specify as the start/stop lines. Play with the numbers and create many different looking cursors! EX: ULT /SSCUR 1 1 (creates an upside down, thin cursor) ULT /SSCUR 12 12 (creates a thin, normal cursor) ULT /SSCUR 10 1 (creates a block cursor) ULT /SSCUR 3 9 (creates a 1/2 blinking, block cursor) /STOP PAUSE This pauses operation of the computer for a specified time in milliseconds. Instead of using DOS' PAUSE command, which requires you to press a key, this simply pauses everything for a specified time, without requiring the user to press a key. This is great for batch files, in case you want to display a box or menu of some kind, and pause a few seconds. EX: ULT /STOP 112 (pauses 112 milliseconds) ULT /STOP 10 (pauses 10 milliseconds) /SYS TURN ON SYSTEM ATTRIBUTE Turns on system attribute of a file. If you are unsure of attribute meanings, consult your DOS manual. EX: ULT /SYS file ULT /SYS list.com /TD TIME AND DATE Shows time and date information, without prompting you for a new one. Whenever you type: TIME on the command line, it prompts you for a new time. This is annoying when you just want to check what time it is. This util solves this by simply providing you with the information. EX: ULT /TD /TIME ACCURATE INTERVAL TIMER This program shows time elapsed from one period to another. Time is computed accurately, even if the computer is turned off. ULT /TIME /S TIME.DAT saves current time in a file named TIME.DAT, then exits. You are shown the starting time/date. ULT /TIME /R TIME.DAT retrieves information in file TIME.DAT, and calculates elapsed time. To remember options--> /S stands for "START" /R stands for "RESTORE" To time how long it takes your wife to quit complaining: ULT /TIME /S WIFE.DAT when she opens his mouth and begins ULT /TIME /R WIFE.DAT after she says no more To see how long you are logged onto Compuserve: ULT /TIME /S CIS.DAT before logging on. ULT /TIME /R CIS.DAT after you log off and return to DOS. NOTE: You can time unlimited intervals, and keep them all in separate files. The only limit to your timings is how many files your disk can handle. The files created by this program are VERY SMALL (around 24 bytes). There is a limit of 9,999 years of timing. Not that it really matters, but if you live forever or something like that, you must re-run the program after 9,999 years. If you do live that long, please write me a letter, and if I'm alive, I'll be glad to make a new program that supports Centuries... SAMPLE USAGES: ------------------------------------------- 1) Place a "timer" file onto each backup diskette you own. That way, you can run the program, and find out how old your diskette is. Possibly, a REALLY old diskette would be a good object to replace with a newer one !! 2) Time your log-ons to BBS'. 3) For people who run BBS' themselves, you may use this to time how long your computer has been on. 4) For burning in a new computer, use this instead of watching the clock, checking ocassionally for that 48 hour mark. 5) Put it in your autoexec.bat file, and determine how long your computer has been turned off. (for you SERIOUS compu-maniacs) 6) Time how long it takes for more bills to roll in. (because it seems like I get another bill every day !) /TODAY SHOW FILES DATED TODAY Shows files in current directory that have been changed today. This is useful for backup purposes, or to get a summary of what an "INSTALL" program has done. Output can be redirected to a file For redirection, use: ULT /TODAY > myfile EX: ULT /TODAY /UNCOMP UNCOMPRESS Uncompress a file using LZW that has been compressed using the /COMP switch. EX: ULT /UNCOMP myfile ULT /UNCOMP secret.txt /VEREMS EMS VERSION? Sets the DOS errorlevel to the version of the current EMS driver. RETURNS: EMS driver version EX: ULT /VEREMS /VERIFY IS VERIFY ENABLED? Checks to see if DOS's VERIFY is enabled. For more information about VERIFY, check your DOS manual. (basically, verify makes sure data is written correctly to the disk) You can alter VERIFY by using: VERIFY ON or VERIFY OFF RETURNS: 1 VERIFY is enabled 0 not enabled EX: ULT /VERIFY /VIEW VIEW A TEXT FILE Did you ever want a text-file reader for your batch files? Here it is. Simply type: ULT /VIEW file The usual keys are in effect: PgUp PgDn Arrows Esc-exits EX: ULT /VIEW file ULT /VIEW ult.doc /VOL CHANGE VOLUME LABEL This changes the volume label of a floppy disk. NOTE: Does not work on a hard disk, only a FLOPPY. Simply change to a floppy disk, then type: EX: ULT /VOL Momma (changes label to "Momma") ULT /VOL My_Disk (changes label to "My_Disk") /WARM WARM BOOT THE COMPUTER This reboots the computer, but does not check the system memory upon entrance. You can get the same effect by pressing CTRL-ALT-DEL keys simultaneously. EX: ULT /WARM /WEEKDAY WHAT IS THE DAY OF THE WEEK? This sets the DOS errorlevel to the value of the day of the week (Sunday, Monday, etc) RETURNS: 0 Sunday 1 Monday 2 Tuesday 3 Wednesday 4 Thursday 5 Friday 6 Saturday EX: ULT /WEEKDAY /WND CALCULATE WIND CHILL Calculates wind chill from the temperature and wind speed. The actual formula is: (((10.45 + (6.686112 * sqrt((double) wind speed)) - (.447041 * wind_speed)) / 22.034 * (temperature - 91.4)) + 91.4) but since it is so complex, I made it as easy as: ULT /WND wind-speed temperature EX: ULT /WND 20 31 (The wind is blowing at 20 mph and the temp is 31 degrees) ================== HOW TO MAKE CUTE LITTLE BOXES! ============================ Making cute boxes and writing text to them is tricky. The X coordinate is on the horizontal axis, and the Y coordinate is vertical. The screen looks like this: 0,0┌──────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ <----------- X axis -------------> │ │ | │ │ | │ │ | │ │ Y axis│ │ | │ │ | │ │ | │ │ │ └──────────────────────────────────────────────┘79,24 The upper left corner is coordinate 0,0 and the lower right corner is 79,24. So to make a box filling the entire screen, you would say: ULT /BOX 0 0 79 24 12 24 " My Window " The first two numbers is the coordinate of the upper left corner. The second two numbers is the lower right coordinate of our box. The fifth number is the border attribute (the color of the box outline and the title). And the last number is the attribute of the inside box. HOW DO I MAKE COLORS ? To determine the colors you use for number five and six, do the following: Look at this chart (or print it!): --------------------+-------------------- Color Value Color --------------------+-------------------- 0 Black 1 Blue 2 Green 3 Cyan 4 Red 5 Magenta 6 Brown 7 Light Gray 8 Dark Gray 9 Bright Blue 10 Bright Green 11 Bright Cyan 12 Bright Red 13 Bright Magenta 14 Yellow 15 Bright White --------------------+-------------------- These are the foreground colors you can use. The text you print inside the box are the foreground. --------------------+-------------------- Color Value Background Colors --------------------+-------------------- 0 Black 16 Blue 32 Green 48 Cyan 64 Red 80 Magenta 96 Brown 112 Light Gray Now to get a White foreground with a Blue background, you would add the two digits. WHITE FOREGROUND = 15 BLUE BACKGROUND = 16 ------------------- 31 Total To get a Red foreground on a Light Gray background, add those two digits. RED FOREGROUND = 4 LIGHT GRAY BACKGROUND = 112 --------------------- 116 Total Do you follow? Try some different colors out and see how they look on your system. And if you really want to get advanced... Suppose I have a box with 49 as the border color and 22 as the inside box color. Can you translate that? What colors will those numbers produce? Look at the background colors first, and find the largest number that is smaller or equal to 49. Looking at the chart, you'll find CYAN. 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